PARVEEN PUNIA AND OTHERS vs STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 104 + 212 CM-6119-CWP-2026 in/and CWP-10205-2025 (O&M) Date of decision: May 22, 2026 PARVEEN PUNIA AND OTHERS ...Petitioners Versus STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE TRIBHUVAN DAHIYA Present: Mr. Gaurav Rana, Advocate for the applicant/petitioners. Mr. Aakash Singla, Additional Advocate General, Haryana. Mr. Balvinder Sangwan, Advocate (through video conferencing) for respondent no.3/HPSC. Mr. Tejpal Singh Dhull, Advocate for the applicant (in CM-3989-CWP-2026). TRIBHUVAN DAHIYA, J. (ORAL) The petition has been filed inter alia seeking a writ of mandamus directing the respondents to consider the petitioners’ candidature for appointment to the post of Assistant Professor (Zoology) against advertisement 67/2024, dated 02.08.2024, Annexure P-14. 2. At the outset, learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petition survives only qua petitioner no.1. 3. Learned counsel for the Commission submits that petitioner no.1 has already been recommended for appointment to the Government, vide letter dated 06.05.2026. And learned State counsel, on instructions, submits that on receiving the recommen